The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1887-01-05
x. q. " ISE,
FOR Wise Bros,


Mr.. ENIToH: In the issue OF Deccm-
hrr 20 h | SO" that j. J. Gallman says, in
reference to hat bale OF cotton he had
taken from Wise Brothers, that ''as l
stuck my name in it myself, I must
abide the con@cYurnceS." I would be
perfectly willing to abide by them If he
i'ah confined himself TO the truth. Mr..
Callahan sayS h. wants the public to
know the facts. The facts are us fol-
lows: had nothing to do with my name
hcimg "sIuck" in it. I was asked If |
ronld give my affidavit that Mr.. Galman
gave permission for that bale to go on
Billie Cannon's lieu. Certainly could,
and did; can also give my affidavit,
and also prove, that that was the bale,
aud tn" only cotton ginncd after Mr..
GAlmam received two bales as rent on
November 3ld--Billic's bale weighing
$50 lbs. Mr. Gallman'S statement OF
ihat not being he bale he gave his con-
sen! to 90 on Billi's lien is false. The
c"Hol of tnat other farm he spoke of
being in that bale had nothing to do
with. Billie BORROWED one hundred and
eighteen pounds Of cotton from his son.
told him not to do so, as he had it in
h;> own ti"iA, to go and pick II, aud |
Wonid sell it next week, but he was
anxious 20 cell that day. He said Mr..
Galiman was hnrrying him to sell his
h0|a 30 thHt he could get what was left
l" go on his rent. II Billie did not re-
tnrn thaS cotton it was not my fault.
More than that amount w.ls there when
iriC the place, and some Of It was
picked. | am not responsible for the
borrowing Of it. / know the public
would like more profitable reading, but
I di> lik" To be 81 publicly bclcd and nn-
in&tly a"c' srd, rs j. j. Gallman has
GHnc. lie and Trial Justice Blcase's
cnE>taO!e came to the place where l was
living. | was not at home. They told
lny wife their business, and she begged
them not to attach the little field crop
hat was there, but to wait until | could
see Mr.. Gallman, and would settle it
satisfactorily. He would listen to no
reasoning whatever. | was owing him
! three hundred and twenty pounds OF lint
cotton. He attached my crop for that,
Eand The costs Of the bale he took from
Wise Bros. He claims that he paid
| B!casc $3.50 costs on a bale OF cotton
which he did not take from me, and he
admits that lc gave permission for me TO
sell That bale and the proceeds TO go on
Hilim Chnnon'S account. l also had to
| pay &6.6i costs for attaching my crop.
and they would not release my food TO
enable nc to feed my stock until /
| PROMISED 'opay tins cost. They charged
$500 ior commissions, when they did
| not sell anything.
When Mr.. GalImau asked how much
! more cotton would we get, l replied
tire" bales ii it opens. l hal to plant
| great part OF my cotton the $, cond
! time, consequently il dill not open. All
my corn and Oats were swept away by
| high water. had one acre OF oats left. .
| The farmers know how It was or streams
had twelve acres entirely washed
| away. twenty-five acres In cotton
yielded four bale. and 4 half. The crop
was not ncg;cc:rd. 1t was beaten un-
| der and drowned ont. The rent was
four bales aud half. can show the
bills fall the cotton | SOIL. Ny guano
, accounts are still unpaid. I told my
m2rchantS | could n"t pay them out Of
this crop, but would pay them whenever
made tNr money. OGc, nf them re-
piled, "MSVcr saw how%yonf crop was
washed oif.3 These alc&.e facts.
| 0 G. nj. ABLE.